Throughout history‚ there have been many different systems of government at work. Depending on where‚ when‚ and who you look at‚ you might find a dictatorship‚ socialism‚ or one we are all more familiar with – a democracy. During the 17th century‚ however‚ under the reign of King Louis XIII and King Louis XIV‚ France was being ruled under a system of government known as an absolute monarchy‚ or absolutism. Although this has been “regarded as the best example of the practice of absolute monarchy‚”
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Chapter 15 FRQ Thesis Statements 1. In shaping the course of the Thirty Years’ War‚ the relative importance was influenced both by religious rivalries such as the threats proposed between Calvinism and Catholicism‚ and dynastic ambitions like the desire to confront the threats of the growing Hapsburg power and the vision to expand one’s own power within the empire. a. Threat to Calvinism: (1) The Peace of Augsburg excluded Calvinism= sparked tension (2) When Ferdinand succeed the throne he
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and labeling him a heretic and enemy of the state. The city of Worms in southwest Germany DATE: June‚ 1524–1526 DESCRIPTION: German Peasants were fighting German Nobles due to been displeased with their economic and social situation. The Peasants War in Germany. DATE: June 25‚ 1530 DESCRIPTION: Emperor Charles V requested a meeting with the Leaders hoping to clarify their religious beliefs in an attempt to restore religious and political unity. Emperor Charles believed that this would rally support
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Chapter 15 Study Guide: The Age of Religious Wars and European Expansion 1. What caused the Revolt in The Netherlands? The Revolt of the Netherlands (1566-1587) By 1560s‚ Calvinism spread and appealed to the middle classes because of its intellectual seriousness‚ moral gravity‚ and emphasis on any form of labor well done Calvinism took deep root among the merchants and financiers in the northern provinces and working-class people also converted partly to please their employers In 1559‚ Philip
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conspiracies and executed the conspirators. Austria Despite loses 30 years war‚ the Hapsburgs family formed a strong Catholic nation in Austria. They had strong leadership under Maria Theresa. 1740-1780 Maria Theresa (cont’d) The Pragmatic Sanction-A royal Decree by Charles VI (1718) having the force of law by which Europe’s rulers promised not to divide the Hapsburg lands and the accept a female succession. She made war with Prussia when they seized some of her land (silesia). - Despite a lack
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Catholic Counter-Reformation‚ and the Age of Enlightenment. Even so‚ there are continuities in that time period‚ including the Western desire to discover‚ and the states that continued to be Catholic in the face of reformation and Protestantism. The year is 1450‚ and most of Western Europe is still largely Roman Catholic. The Spaniards are in the process of removing the Muslim Moors from Andalusia. In the late 1400s to early 1500s‚ the Italian Renaissance‚ or "Age of Rebirth" was spreading to Portugal
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countries in europe You: War is in their blood Stranger: nah‚ serbia doesnt really have good generals. Stranger: look at their battles‚ they basically lost every war they fought You: Check World War I You: then say something dude You: first battle at mountain called Cer Stranger: while surely they fought well You: 50k vs 250k Stranger: they repelled austrai twice You: they WON Stranger: but in the end they were submitted You: yeah... Stranger: and look at world war two You: when 850k attacked
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institute absolutism. The first reason why absolutism seemed to be a desirable government form was the necessity of centralized power. War was a constant threat to a nation and it’s people. In a country divided into kingdoms and realms ruled by individual nobles and dukes‚ mobilization for war was a difficult and lengthy task. To better prepare a state for war a country needed a single ruler with the absolute power. Another cause was the need for efficiently
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Andrew Pyne John Mcdonough Bridgewater State University English 299-014 03/29/2012 Paper 2 Mother Courage “Mother Courage and Her Children” by Bertolt Brecht is about a woman and her children. They are war Profiteers in the 30 Years War selling goods out of there wagon. Mother Courage is a Survivor. She is a money-maker. She is a brutal realist. She also lies to her family. Mother Courage sells normal good from her wagon like cloths and food. Her goods are sold to the camps of soldiers
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backed by force only when necessary can be understood specifically through his dealings with the increasingly powerful Spanish-Austrian Habsburg family and furthermore‚ can be paralleled to Machiavelli’s ideas on international diplomacy during times of war.# Prior to Richelieu’s ascent to power‚ France was engaged
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